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Transport Hub

Phase 1 scheme unveiled

Exciting plans are unveiled as Bargoed is entering the next phase of regeneration works. The scheme will transform the area adjacent to the train station into a hub for public transport.

This phase has been funded through an £8.3 million funding package for Bargoed town centre, which includes £3.2 million from the European Regional Development Fund and £2.5 million of Targeted Match Funding through the Welsh Assembly Government.

This new Transport hub aims to encourage the use of public transport. A northern gateway into the town will be developed via the new bus station and linkages between the town, new bus station and the retail plateau will be improved.

The new focal Transport hub will knit together the passenger transport networks available on the trains with bus services to enable ease of use of the public transport. The new 90 space Park & Ride Facility was completed in Autumn 2009 and was the first scheme in Wales to be completed using European Convergence Funding. Bargoed has already benefitted from significant improvements to the railway infrastructure, which has enabled Arriva Trains Wales to increase their capacity to 4 trains an hour between Cardiff and Bargoed. Future schemes include a doubling of the frequency of trains north of Bargoed and improvements to Bargoed station.

Central to the Transport Hub will be improving the pedestrian links with the town centre and adding to the safe feel of the town. The schemes have been developed to seamlessly link the old with the new parts of Bargoed.